Claude Chirac, (born 6 December 1962) is the youngest daughter of French president

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...

and was her father's personal advisor from 1994 until his death in 2019.

Biography

Chirac is the director of communication at PRTP.PA which is part of Kering SA, a luxury group based in Paris, France. The group owns many luxury brands such as Italian labels

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and

Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta S.r.l () is an Italian luxury fashion house based in Milan, Italy. Its product lines include ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, jewellery and fragrances. Bottega Veneta is headquartered in Milan, Italy, with its main at ...

, French label Yves Saint Laurent as well as English label

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. She had a relationship with

Thierry Rey Thierry Rey (born 1 June 1959) is a French judoka, world and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the extra lightweight (60 kg) division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and World gold medal champion in

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. They had a son named Martin Rey-Chirac. Since 11 February 2011, Chirac has been married to former general secretary of the Elysée,

Frédéric Salat-Baroux Frédéric Salat-Baroux (born 12 July 1963) is a French civil servant serving as the chief of staff of President Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007. Personal life On 11 February 2011, Salat-Baroux married Claude Chirac, daughter of President ...

Honours

EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 3rd Class BAR

3rd Class of the

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (, also the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state. (The Latin name ''Terra Mariana'' ...

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BEN National Order of Dahomey - Commander BAR

Commander of the

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(8 February 1996) * Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon

Knight of the

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(14 April 2017) * Ufficiale OMRI BAR

Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic () is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republi ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

(21 October 1999) Italian Presidency Website
Sig.ra Claude Chirac – Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
/ref> * POR Ordem do Merito Comendador BAR

Commander of the

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

(8 July 1999)

External links

Claude! Papa! - Article about Claude and her role as personal advisor from the election 2002

Letter from Paris – John Laurenson on Claude Chirac's crucial but understated electoral role

References

1962 births Living people Politicians from Paris Jacques Chirac Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class Children of presidents of France Children of prime ministers of France {{France-politician-stub